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L3 Technologies Launches Orchid® Immersive Experience for Marine and Power Markets
Source: News–Press Release– L3 Technologies is pleased to introduce Orchid® Immersive Experience (Orchid IX), the latest in display technology for accurate 3D immersion without the use of VR headsets. Orchid IX makes 3D content come alive…
EC Sees Role For ‘Stable Nuclear’ In 2050 Electricity Mix, Commissioner Tells Conference
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet21 Feb (NucNet): The European Commission expects a “stable share of nuclear” in what would be a renewables-dominated European electricity mix by 2050, EU climate action and energy commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete told a conference…
First Fuel Assembly Loaded At Russia’s Generation III+ Novovoronezh 2-2
Source: NucNet20 Feb (NucNet): The first fuel assembly was loaded into the reactor core of the Generation III+ Novovoronezh 2-2 nuclear power plant in Russia yesterday as preparations begin for physical startup of the unit, state…
India, Argentina, Renew MOU On Nuclear Projects
Source: NewsLeaders from India and Argentina on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines continued cooperation on domestic nuclear power projects, including the willingness to assist each other on building plants in another country.
Canadian Companies Complete Pre-Qualification To Build Country’s First SMR
Source: NucNet19 Feb (NucNet): Two Canadian companies have completed the pre-qualification stage of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ invitation process to site a small modular reactor at a CNL-managed site. …
Nuclear Will Continue To Grow, But Less Rapidly, Says BP Energy Outlook
Source: NucNet16 Feb (NucNet): Nuclear generation will continue to grow until 2040, although less rapidly than overall power generation, with its share of overall power generation declining, the latest edition of BP’s Energy Outlook report says.…
European Financing Initiative Should Not Exclude Nuclear, Says Foratom
Source: NucNet15 Feb (NucNet): A European initiative which covers the financing of investments based on environmental, social and governance considerations should refer to low-carbon technologies as a whole to bring it in line with the European…
Russia’s Nuclear Fleet Generated 2.9 TWh More Than Targeted In 2018, Says Rosenergoatom
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet15 Feb (NucNet): Russian nuclear power plants generated 204.3 TWh (gross) of electricity in 2018, 2.9 TWh more than targeted because maintenance, servicing and repair work was “optimised”, nuclear operator Rosenergoatom has said. …
Tepco Tests Lift Of Unit 2 Spent Fuel Debris
Source: NewsThe Tokyo Electric Power Company, owners of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power disaster site, said it had reached and lifted some of the spent fuel debris at the bottom of the plant’s Unit 2 primary…
First Fuel Loading Underway At Shin Kori 4
Source: NewsKorea Hydro & Nuclear Power technicians are loading the first batch of fuel into the Unit 4 reactor core at the Shin Kori nuclear power plant in South Korea in a process that began on…
May Says Hitachi Wants To Continue Discussions On Wylfa Newydd
Source: NucNet14 Feb (NucNet): Hitachi has made clear it wants to continue discussions on building new nuclear at Wylfa Newydd in north Wales and the government will support those discussions, prime minister Theresa May has said.…
Kyushu Electric To Shutter Genkai 2
Source: NewsThe Kyushu Electric Power Company said Wednesday that it would not restart Genkai Nuclear Power United No. 2, based on the difficulties associated with bringing the unit up to post-Fukushima Dai-ichi accident safety standards.
Nuclear Executives Ask Trump For Help Winning New-Build Contracts
Source: NucNet13 Feb (NucNet): US nuclear energy developers met president Donald Trump yesterday and asked for help winning contracts to build power plants in the Middle East and elsewhere overseas, media reports said. …
Fuel Loading Begins At South Korea’s Shin-Kori-4
Source: NucNet12 Feb (NucNet): The loading of 241 fuel assemblies into Unit 4 at South Korea’s Shin-Kori nuclear power station in Busan has begun with the task expected to be completed by the end of this…
Europe’s Energy Transition Could Result In GDP And Employment Growth, Says Report
Source: NucNet12 Feb (NucNet): The successful transition towards a low-carbon economy in Europe could result in a 1.1% growth in GDP and 0.5% growth in employment between now and 2030, a report says. …
Akkuyu NPP Reactor Vessel Bottom Is Made
Source: NewsThe Volgodonsk branch of AEM-technology, the large component manufacturing division of Russian nuclear plant builder Rosatom, said Friday that the bottom of the reactor pressure vessel for Turkey’s first nuclear power reactor at Akkuyu (Unit…
Vattenfall’s Nuclear Fleet Set Generation Record in 2018
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet11 Feb (NucNet): Swedish utility Vattenfall’s nuclear operations set a generation record of 55 TWh in 2018, an increase of 3.1 TWh over 2017, the company said in its annual results. …
Belgium Nuclear Phaseout Not Realistic, Says Interior Minister
Source: NucNet11 Feb (NucNet): A complete phaseout of nuclear power by 2025 is not realistic, Belgium’s interior minister Pieter De Crem said yesterday. …
Why are so many firms investing in new uranium fuel projects?
Source: Neutron BytesWith so many nuclear reactor plants closing, the question is, where’s the market? Is the nuclear fuel cycle an attractive market for investors? Consider the following news items. This week alone there have been three…
China Approves Four HPR1000 Projects
Source: NewsFour new nuclear power plants have been approved in China, according to a Chinese media report, marking the end of a two-year gap in nuclear plant approvals.